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A review by runjnee
All Out War by Tim Shipman
4.0
What a behemoth. I'm glad I read it, but some advice to people who are not intense politics buffs:
- skip the first two chapters. They cover too many years and people in too little time, and they are the first 5-8% of the book, so highly likely you'll stop reading at that point. Skim after you've read the rest of the book of you're keen.
- read this on Kindle rather than as a paperback. I found the X-Ray feature very useful, along with highlights, and never even realised this book was a mammoth brick until I accidentally saw it in a bookshop. Psychologically much better for you.
The author has had access to most of the big players in the EU Referendum so the Game Of Thrones nature of it all has been captured from multiple sides quite perfectly. As a Remainer, I've come out of the book much more sympathetic to David Cameron and Theresa May, and have seen parts of the Vote Leave campaign that I truly admire. I'd say a Brexiter would come out of this with a better understanding of why the immigration debate was so toxic, and maybe see some truth in all that Project Fear predicted, especially as now over a year has passed.
Bottom line - worth the reading time and effort, feel free to skim over when the going gets tough (the author quite often errs on the too many details side of the line), and keep an open mind.
- skip the first two chapters. They cover too many years and people in too little time, and they are the first 5-8% of the book, so highly likely you'll stop reading at that point. Skim after you've read the rest of the book of you're keen.
- read this on Kindle rather than as a paperback. I found the X-Ray feature very useful, along with highlights, and never even realised this book was a mammoth brick until I accidentally saw it in a bookshop. Psychologically much better for you.
The author has had access to most of the big players in the EU Referendum so the Game Of Thrones nature of it all has been captured from multiple sides quite perfectly. As a Remainer, I've come out of the book much more sympathetic to David Cameron and Theresa May, and have seen parts of the Vote Leave campaign that I truly admire. I'd say a Brexiter would come out of this with a better understanding of why the immigration debate was so toxic, and maybe see some truth in all that Project Fear predicted, especially as now over a year has passed.
Bottom line - worth the reading time and effort, feel free to skim over when the going gets tough (the author quite often errs on the too many details side of the line), and keep an open mind.